Coyote was a renegade Apache who'd been spilling blood along the border for months. But now he'd had enough of killing and was ready to disappear up into the mountains—provided the army agreed to deliver his wife safely to him inside two weeks. If anything happened to that squaw before she was reunited with her man, all hell would break loose; Coyote personally guaranteed it.So the army called in professional fighting man Carter O'Brien. His mission, to make sure she reached Cañon Calavera in one piece. O'Brien was no stranger to trouble. He'd been forced to kill three men even before he received his orders. But this was a tough job, even by his standards.The way ahead was paved with problems—from pitiless sandstorms and deadly ambushes to gold-hungry gunrunners and an Indian-hating sheriff.O'Brien was a tough man—maybe the toughest. The only question was ... was he tough enough?Includes the bonus essay BEN BRIDGES AND CARTER O'BRIEN!!